Regulatory Affairs Lead - State Policy & Compliance

Swimply; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Swimply is seeking a Regulatory Affairs Manager in Washington, DC to lead the regulatory program end-to-end. You will coordinate with our General Counsel, CEO, and external lobbyists to manage notices, tracking, and responses across states.

The role combines operations and strategy: building state-level rules, tracking bills, and preparing testimony and talking points for legislators. A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.

Qualifications

• 5 to 8 years in government affairs, public policy, regulatory operations or local government.
• Hands-on experience moving bills or ordinances through committees, staff, hearings and timing.
• Experience managing outside vendors such as lobbying firms or consultants, including scopes and budgets.
• Clear, plain-English writing; translate zoning code sections into understandable explanations.
• A system for high volume; keep dozens of open matters across many states moving.
• Calm, professional manner with code officers, health inspectors, HOA boards and hosts.

Responsibilities

• Run the regulatory notice program: intake, logging, responses and tracking to close.
• Log every cease-and-desist letter, notice of violation, HOA demand and listing takedown by state/city/agency.
• Sort issues by theory: public pool classification, home occupation, zoning, short-term rental rules, licensing and taxes, HOA covenants.
• Publish a weekly regulatory report for CEO and General Counsel: notices, open matters, trends and next steps.
• Track bills in priority states and flag opportunities to align Swimply language with bills.
• Build and maintain a bench of zoning counsel and lobbyists in problem states; manage outside firms.

Skills

Regulatory affairs

Public policy

Legislative process

Vendor management

Writing

Stakeholder management

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Swimply is seeking a Regulatory Affairs Manager in Washington, DC to lead the regulatory program end-to-end. You will coordinate with our General Counsel, CEO, and external lobbyists to manage notices, tracking, and responses across states.

The role combines operations and strategy: building state-level rules, tracking bills, and preparing testimony and talking points for legislators. A bachelor's degree or equivalent experience is required.